The Principal-Agent Problem Is the Issue of Inducing

question 235

Multiple Choice

The principal-agent problem is the issue of inducing

• A) agents and principals to work hard.
• B) principals to act in the best interests of agents.
• C) agents to act in the best interests of principals.
• D) None of the above answers is correct.

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